Glycifohia
| Glycifohia | |
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| Glycifohia undulata (barred honeyeater) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Glycifohia Mathews, 1929 |
Glycifohia is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to New Caledonia and Vanuatu.
The genus contains two species:[1]
- Barred honeyeater (G. undulatus) - New Caledonia
- White-bellied honeyeater (G. notabilis) - Vanuatu
The name Glycifohia was first proposed by the Australian ornithologist Gregory Mathews in 1929.[2]
References
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Honeyeaters". World Bird List Version 6.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ Mathews, Gregory (1929). "Glacifohia". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 50 (335): 11.
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